The Greatest Password Recovery Story Ever
I wasn’t familiar with Joe Grand until a few days ago. But I am familiar with the story of Stefan Thomas, a German-born programmer who had two guesses left to …
Instagram: The Exodus is Here
Never put stock in any social media. Easier said than done, particularly if you are an artist. Social media has been, by and large, a good thing for artists, at …
Saner Web Searches in the Terminal
If you’re of the geeky persuasion (you’re reading this site, so the odds are pretty good that you are!) and you want a minimalist way to search the web from …
G.I. Joe Compendium hits $1.4M on Kickstarter
I have a special fondness for 80’s cartoons and comics, particularly G.I. Joe. I started reading Marvel comics “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero” with issue 49, which featured the …
Linux: Let’s Make It Better for New Users.
Linux has come a long way since I first tried it in the early aughts. The Desktop Environment (DE) has improved considerably, and in many ways, meets and surpasses Windows …
How I Fixed Display Backlight Flicker with PopOS
While I’m thrilled with popOS as a desktop environment, it’s not without certain issues. The biggest one for me was the recurring backlight flicker that would manifest after waking the …
PopOS Starter Pack for new Linux Users
As a new PopOS user, I wanted to document my set-up journey, in the hopes that it may help other new PopOS users who are coming over from another OS …
PopOS Linux is Impressive. But.
When I last posted, I shared my experience with Mabox Linux. This time around, I’m sharing my experiences with Pop!_OS, by System76. (I’m going to save myself some time and …
MaBOX Linux: I Want to Believe
In my last post, I shared my experiences in upgrading my daughter’s 2014 13″ Retina MacBook Pro. Apple claims that this machine is “vintage”, and, as such, has stopped providing …